Addressing-machine.



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PATENTED MAR. 17, 1903.

H. L. GAY. ADDRESSING MACHINE.

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PATENTED MAR. 17, 1903.

H. L. GAY.

ADDRESSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED OUT. 7, 1902.

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HUGH LAWSON GAY, OF MONTICELLO, FLORIDA.

ADDRESSING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 722,969, dated March1'7, 1903. Application filed October 7,1902. Serial No. 126,305. (Nomodel.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, HUGE LAWSONVGAY, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Monticello, in the county of Jefferson and State ofFlorida, have invented a new and Improved Addressing-lylachine, of whichthe following is afull, clear, and exact description.

This machine relates particularly to machines for severing printed namesand addresses from strips of mailing-papers or the like; and the objectis to provide a'machine of simple construction by means of which thestrips may be rapidly cut.

I will describe an addressing-machine embodying my invention and thenpoint out the novel features in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings,'forming apart'ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a plan view of an addressingmachine embodying my invention.Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a'front end view. Fig. 4is a side elevation opposite to that of Fig. 2, and Fig. 5 is a rear endview.

The machine comprises a trough or runway 1 for the strips of materialupon which the names are printed, the strips being fed from a roller 2at the rear portion of the trough and between feed-rollers 3 4 at thefront or outlet end of the trough. Arranged between blade of the cutter,and this blade 8 is provided with a projection 9, which will press thesevered strip containing a name onto the wrapper of a paper or the like.

Motion is imparted to the rock-shaft 7 by means of an arm 10, engagingwith a cam 11, mounted on a drivingshaft 12. Loosely mounted on thisdriving-shaft is a be1t-pul-- ley 13, having aclutch member 14 at oneside, designed to be engaged by a clutch member 15, mounted to slide onthe shaft, but rotating therewith. The clutch member 15 may be shiftedby means of an angle-lever 16, from v which a rod 17 extends downward.to a foot: treadle or the like. The shaft of the feedroller 3 extendsthrough a sidewall of the trough 1, and on this extended end is a pinion18. This pinion 18 engages with a gearwheel 19, to which is attached abevel-pinion 20, designed to mesh with a bevel-pinion 21, having slidingconnection with a shaft 22. As here shown, the part of the shaft towhich the gear-wheel 21'is directly connected is extended into alongitudinal bore in the shaft 22, and to prevent a rotary motion of theparts one relatively to the other a pin 23 extends from the part 24, towhich the bevelpinion is connected through a slot in the shaft -section22. The pinion 21 may be moved into and out of engagement with thepinion by means of an angle-lever 25, from which a rod 26 extendsdownward and is designed to connect with a foot-treadle or the like.

Connected to the shaft 22 is a ratchet-wheel 27, designed to be engagedbya pawl 28, carried by an arm 29, loosely mounted on said shaft 22. Atits-outer end the arm 29 engages with a lifting-finger 30, carried bythe shaft 7. This lifting-finger 30 is adjustable inward and outward, sothat it may be regulated to cause a greater or less rotary movementofthe shaft 22, and consequently govern the feed of the strip betweenthe feedrollers. The arm 10 is held in yielding engagement with the cam11 by means of a spring 31, fast at one end with the shaft 7 and at theother end with a bracket 32, in which the shaft has a bearing.

In the operation the strip of paper is drawn over the adhesive brush andfed through the front of the machine in an intermittent manner. Theprojected portion bearing a name will be severed by the cutter, and, asbefore mentioned, the part 9 will press such severed portion upon awrapper.

The machine maybe provided with legs, if desired, or it may besecurelyfastened on a table or the like.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. An addressingmachine comprising a trough,feed-rollers arranged at the outlet end of said trough, anadhesive-applying device arranged in the trough, means for impartingintermittent motion to the feed-rollers, a cutter, and a rotarydriving-shaft for operating said cutter.

2. An addressingmachine comprising a trough, feed-rollers arranged insaid trough, an adhesive-applying device in said trough, a rock-shaft, arotary driving-shaft for operatin g said rock-shaft, a cutter carried bysaid rock-shaft, and mechanism controlled by the rock-shaft for iinpartingintermittent motion to the feed-rollers.

3. An addressingmachine comprising a trough, feed-rollers arrangedtherein, an adhesive-applying brush in the trough, a pinion on the shaftof one of the feed-rollers, a gear-wheel engaging the said pinion, abevelpinion carried by the gear-wheel, a shaft, 21. bevel-pinion havingsliding connection with said shaft and adapted for engagement with thefirst-named bevel-pinion, means for shifting the pinion, a ratchet-wheelon the shaft, an arm loosely mounted on the shaft, a pawl carried by thearm for engaging with the ratchet-wheel, a rock-shaft, means foroperating said rock-shaft, an adjustable finger on the rock-shaft forengaging the said arm, and a cutter carried by the rock-shaft.

4. An addressingmachine comprising a trough, feed-rollers arranged inthe trough, an adhesive-applying device in the trough, means forimparting intermittent motion to the feed-rollers, a rock-shaft, acutter carried by said rock-shaft, the said cutter having a projectionfor pressing a printed slip onto a Wrapper or the like and a rotaryshaft for operating the rock-shaft.

5. An addressingmachine comprising a trough, feed-rollers arranged insaid trough, an adhesive-applying rotary brush in the trough, means forimparting motion to the feed-rollers, a rock-shaft, a cutter carried bythe rock-shaft, a driving-shaft, a cam-Wheel mounted on saiddriving-shaft, an arm extended from the rock-shaft and engaging withsaid cam-wheel, and a spring for holding the arm yieldingly inengagement with the camwheel.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of the subscribing witnesses.

HUGH LAWSON GAY.

Witnesses:

S. D. CLAR E, JAMES H. TAYLOR, W. H. WRIGHT.

